Field Hockey No. 20 in NFHCA Poll

The Old Dominion field hockey team (1-5) fell five spots to No. 20 in the latest NFHCA top-20 poll.

The Lady Monarchs dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 1 North Carolina on Friday and lost a 1-0 game in the final minutes of regulation to No. 9 Duke on Sunday.

ODU remained in the Division I National Coaches Poll because of the competition they have played. Old Dominion to this point have had games against No. 12 Penn State, No. 2 Maryland, No. 4 Virginia, No. 1 North Carolina and No. 9 Duke. In those five games ODU is 0-5 but have outshot their opponents this year 77-74.

The Lady Monarchs begin their BIG EAST debut on the road against No. 19 Louisville (4-2) this Friday at 6:30 p.m. ODU will also play Michigan State in Louisville at 11 a.m on Sunday.